Turkey and Qatar’s Burgeoning Strategic Alliance
By Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner | Jun 08, 2016 | http://www.mei.edu/content/Amid major setbacks and failed strategies in the volatile Middle East, the Turkish leadership has subsequently come to see Qatar as Ankara’s most trusted Arab ally. Indeed, it was within this geopolitical context that Ankara’s ambassador to Doha announced plans last year to establish a joint Turkish-Qatari military base in Qatar. At the heart of Turkey’s subsequent political and military agreement with Doha is a public recognition that both states face common enemies, sponsor the same non-state actors, have similar reactions to numerous regional crises, and ultimately share several long-term objectives.http://www.mei.edu/content/article/turkey-and-qatar-s-burgeoning-strategic-alliance
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